By establishing an independent church after the pope refused to end his marriage, King Henry VIII of England demonstrated that:

A. The Anabaptist movement was widely accepted among English

nobility

B. Some rulers chose to convert to Protestantism because Catholic

monarchs were becoming less powerful during this time.

C. Rulers' decisions to change the official religion of their country

could be driven by nonreligious motivations.

D. Protestantism had little appeal for the commchypeople, so

religious change had to come from rulers.